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3% out of state acceptance rate?

I was reading The Princeton Review's information regarding UCSC and it said that the out-of-state acceptance rate was a 3%. I'm not sure if that's just because not a lot of people apply to UCSC from different states or what... I'm just slightly worried because I want to go here so badly! I'm class treasurer, co-captain of the scholar's bowl team, I take part in musical, I was the indoor track manager, I'm on the cross country and outdoor track and field teams, I'm in Model UN, and yearbook committee. I have a 3.8 UW GPA and I'm in the top 10% of my class. I'm also taking the hardest courses at my school so yeah (I'll be taking AP English Lit, AP Psych, Honors Physics, Anatomy, Pre-calculus, AP Micro & Macro, and AP Statistics next year)... I hope I'm qualified enough to go here.
The thing that worries me the most is my poor SAT score, I got a 1600; a 550 M, 540 CR, and a 510 W....

I don't imagine UCSC attracts a lot of out of state applicants. It's a fine school, but with out of state tuition making it as expensive as a private university and it will likely take 5-6 years to graduate it's a legitimate choice for most families.

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